STEVE CATES: U.S. GOVERNORS AND REALIZATION OF THE COMMON CORE DECEPTION
It is becoming more and more apparent that the more people know about Common Core the less they like it.
Governors who were original supporters have come to the realization that what was originally sold to them turns out to be instead a huge fake-out.
Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana:
"Common Core was never supposed to be a top-down government-run approach. I've never been for the federal government making curriculum decisions. It was supposed to be voluntary standards. This was a bait and switch. The race to the top was never supposed to be about Common Core and that's why we're suing the federal government."
Governor Phil Bryan, Mississippi:
“The new standards, called Common Core, would emphasize problem solving and competitiveness and would ensure that students throughout the nation met certain achievement benchmarks. The concept sounded solid, and we were assured that this was a state-led initiative with no federal control or connection to federal funds.
Now in 2014, we know something went terribly wrong. State control over the standards turned out to be a myth, and adopting the standards has been required if a state wants to even apply for major federal education funding. So much for no federal control.”
And those Governors are about to bailout. In January of 2015 legislatures all across America will be leaving the monstrosity that is the Common Core Deception in their rear view mirrors.
Here in North Dakota the House and Senate Education Committee chairmen, the Superintendent of Public Instruction are in FULL SPEED AHEAD mode for complete systemic Common Core reform of the state’s education system.
Governor Dalrymple's public comments about Common Core:
"Ø."
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